Questions about Grading, Conservation and Submissions from a Newbie 0

[Coamex]

Hello NGC and NCS. I'm brand new to this field and just got a membership. I have some questions that I was told were best asked here:

- What address do you mail your coins to be graded?

- If the shipment with the coins makes it to your P.O. Box and is awaiting being picked up by your staff BEFORE the cut off date for First Release or Early Release designation, would that be ok for the designation even if picked up AFTER the cut off date? Or would that be an issue?

- This is a weird question, but with all these requirements about sending sealed boxes to NGC for some special submissions: What happens if you forget to list a coin in your invoice and it is included in a box you send to NGC for grading sealed from the Mint? Will NGC contact you regarding that additional coin for guidance or what exactly happens?

- If a submission of multiple new coins only has a set with one numbered COA, how would noting "Add COA Number" and "Holder COA" affect the pricing of the invoice? Will that just add the $5 and $25 respectively to the total for that one COA or would those fees be added to all the other coins even though they won't have a COA?

- How do you combine shipping when using the fillable PDF option of the form? Will NGC charge you for the total listed or will they consider and honor the "Ship With Form #" at the top of the form for multiple invoices?

- I currently own the Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Silver Dollar Coin from the US Mint. I am planning on submitting it for grading, but noticed that the nice special labels for it seem to have been retired. There is a nice one with the Moon Bootprint, but it states it's only for Bulk Submissions...does that mean I cannot request it? If so, what would be the options for it apart from the standard NGC label, if any?

- Regarding NCS conservation, do you recommend it for brand new proof coins? I saw a video online where a collector was unboxing quite a few coins he submitted to NGC and 5 of them were also sent to NCS for conservation. About 3 or 4 of them came back with a grade of "Cleaned." He was a bit frustrated and seemed to suggest that NGC graded them cleaned because NCS had just obviously cleaned them...That was his opinion of course, but it raised the prospect of that being a possibility. So, my question is: Is it possible for a coin to get a grade of "Cleaned" from NGC as a result of NCS's conservation prior to grading?

Thank you all for your consideration in helping a newbie here!

Edited November 30, 2020 by Coamex

[LISA B]

 Dear Coamex,

What address do you mail your coins to be graded?  You will mail that to the P.O. Box listed at the top of the Submission Form

- If the shipment with the coins makes it to your P.O. Box and is awaiting being picked up by your staff BEFORE the cut off date for First Release or Early Release designation, would that be ok for the designation even if picked up AFTER the cut off date? Or would that be an issue?  As long as the order is in our facility on or before the cut-off date you will still receive the Early or First Releases.  Our P.O. Box is located in our facility.

- This is a weird question, but with all these requirements about sending sealed boxes to NGC for some special submissions: What happens if you forget to list a coin in your invoice and it is included in a box you send to NGC for grading sealed from the Mint? Will NGC contact you regarding that additional coin for guidance or what exactly happens?  If we have any questions regarding the order, our Receiving Department will reach out to you.

- If a submission of multiple new coins only has a set with one numbered COA, how would noting "Add COA Number" and "Holder COA" affect the pricing of the invoice? Will that just add the $5 and $25 respectively to the total for that one COA or would those fees be added to all the other coins even though they won't have a COA? You will just need to hand write your request on the submission form.

- How do you combine shipping when using the fillable PDF option of the form? Will NGC charge you for the total listed or will they consider and honor the "Ship With Form #" at the top of the form for multiple invoices?  You will need to list the submission form number in the upper right corner of the submission form

- I currently own the Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Silver Dollar Coin from the US Mint. I am planning on submitting it for grading, but noticed that the nice special labels for it seem to have been retired. There is a nice one with the Moon Bootprint, but it states it's only for Bulk Submissions...does that mean I cannot request it? If so, what would be the options for it apart from the standard NGC label, if any?  That is correct, that label is dealer specific and not available 

- Regarding NCS conservation, do you recommend it for brand new proof coins? I saw a video online where a collector was unboxing quite a few coins he submitted to NGC and 5 of them were also sent to NCS for conservation. About 3 or 4 of them came back with a grade of "Cleaned." He was a bit frustrated and seemed to suggest that NGC graded them cleaned because NCS had just obviously cleaned them...That was his opinion of course, but it raised the prospect of that being a possibility. So, my question is: Is it possible for a coin to get a grade of "Cleaned" from NGC as a result of NCS's conservation prior to grading?  When our graders are grading the coins, they are looking to see if NCS Conservation will benefit the piece.  If so, we will send you an email with that option.  If a coin goes to NCS and comes back as "Cleaned" is because there was something hiding under the surface that conservation removed.

Thank you,

Lisa